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Shaun Lumachi

562.843.0947

shaun@chamberadvocacy.biz

Shaun is president of Chamber Advocacy, a professional consulting firm that builds and maintains results-oriented government affairs programs for chambers of commerce.

Shaun secures involvement among business organization's members to develop and advocate their legislative priorities; serves as a resource on issues impacting his client's business communities, and implements effective communication strategies.
 

As President of Chamber Advocacy, Shaun works with eleven chambers of commerce throughout California building and maintaining their government affairs programs. Since founding Chamber Advocacy, Shaun has worked with chambers of commerce to sponsor state legislation, take action on over 1,200 issues, actively endorsed over twenty pro-jobs candidates for elected office, and maintains an advocacy Web site for each client - a concept he developed five years ago. In 2003, the California Chamber of Commerce began recognizing the best chamber of commerce government affairs program in the state. A Chamber Advocacy client has won the top award every year since. In 2004, Shaun was honored by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E) as the recipient of the association's prestigious Gerald Hathaway Staff Member of the Year Award.

Shaun also consults for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) as their preferred national provider of government relations and advocacy related services. Shaun is also a regular contributor to the ACCE Policy Clearinghouse Blog. His entries cover the fundamentals of chamber of commerce advocacy efforts and are a terrific asset for anyone who is starting up or ramping up a government affairs program.
 

Prior to founding Chamber Advocacy, Shaun served as Vice President for Government Affairs for the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce where he built their award-winning and nationally-acclaimed government affairs program.

Personal

Shaun's purpose is to be a dedicated leader who serves his community through advocacy and the development of relationships. His philosophy is simple: to know his purpose, build and maintain relationships, be authentic, set goals, have clear visions, be result-driven, and be disciplined. In 2007, Long Beach Magazine honored Shaun as one of the Most Innovative Minds In Long Beach, California.
 

Shaun serves his community as the Co-Founder of Long Beach Post, Inc. an independent media organization that provides commentary and original news via LBPOST.com and sports coverage via LBPOSTsports.com on local, statewide, national and international issues impacting Long Beach.

Shaun also advises elected officials such as Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud by building and maintaining their Web-based constituent communication. In 2008, the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA) honored City Auditor Laura Doud's Web site the Silver Web Site Award. Shaun also produced Supervisor Knabe's 2008 reelection Web site.

Shaun earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from California State University, Sacramento.

In 1999, Shaun received the California State Student Association (CSSA) Chair's Award for Excellence in Student Advocacy and, in 2008, the CSSA's Alumnus of the Year Award.

Shaun is also an active and proud alumnus of the Theta Xi Chapter of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. Shaun is a baseball umpire who served his 14th season in 2005. He has umpired all levels of baseball up to the NCAA PAC-10.

Shaun, and his fiancé Deziré, are proud residents of Belmont Shore in Long Beach, California.

Professional Involvement

Preferred Provider of Government Affairs Services, American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

Speaker, Mobilizing the Masses to Move Mountains, ACCE Convention, 2008

Speaker, Oregon State Chamber Conference, 2007

Keynote Speaker, California Higher Education Student Summit, 2006, 2008

Faculty Member, Representing Business with Government, W.A.C.E. Academy, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Panelist, W.A.C.E. Webinar Series, Using Your Web Site and E-Communications for Fun & Profit, 2005

Panelist, Building Strong Grassroots Political Action, Cal Chamber Legislative Summit, 2003, 2004, 2005

Panelist, Political Action, W.A.C.E. Annual Conference, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Panelist, Political Action, Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, 2003

Panelist, Political Action, United States Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Conference, 2002

Community Involvement

Co-Founder, LBPOST.com

Co-Founder, LBPOSTsports.com

Vice Chair of the Board, Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network

Vice President of the Board, Long Beach Education Foundation

Advisory Board Member, U.S. VETS – Long Beach Advisory Board

Co-Chair, Principal for the Day

Alumni, Leadership Long Beach Executive Quick Start

Alumni, Young Leaders Organization

Memberships

Western Association of Chamber Executives

American Chamber of Commerce Executives

CSUS Alumni Association

National Italian American Foundation